Lonzo Ball missed Lakers practice with mild ankle sprain

Just two preseason games into his NBA career, Lonzo Ball’s status is already uncertain. According to Lakers Nation’s Serena Winters, the No. 2 pick in the 2017 draft sat out practice with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday after suffering a mild left ankle sprain during the team’s 113-107 loss to the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center on Monday night.

Both Ball and the Lakers won’t know whether he will be available for Wednesday’s rematch with the Nuggets in Ontario until later on Tuesday.

For what it’s worth, nobody—including LaVar Ball—thought the injury was particularly serious after it happened. Lonzo stayed in the game against the Nuggets after landing on the foot of Denver guard Emmanuel Mudiay in the second quarter, and played briefly in the third quarter thereafter.